Shoulder pad



Feb.l 2S, 1947. M. sTEHLlK 2,416,415 A SHOULDER PAD Filed Sept. 29, 1945 INVEN'roR MARIAN 515mm v ATQRNEY Patented Feb. 25, i947A Qumran sfrAras PairlaN'l oral/ca l 's v It is the usual practice to attach shoulder pads to garmentsby stitching.

This practice not only requires the provision of a pair of pads for each garment, dress, or

the like, but makes necessary for use with washable garments opening of said stitchingfor re'-\ moval of the pads before laundering,'etc.

I To substitute separable "fastening means such` as snap fasteners or 'the like for said stitching is not possible in many cases, partly because the 1n shape of some garments is unsuitable for the purpose,- and partly because suchfasteners would show through thin and delicate l fabrics, etc.

It has already been proposed, therefore, to pro- 3- claxms. y(ci. z'fzss) Further features and advantages of the ob- `Ject of my invention will become apparent from the following description in connectionwith the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective front view of a )pair of l the new shoulder pads attached to shoulder straps; ,a Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the pad shown 'inFigure 1 with its flap partly closed;

Figure 3 is a bottom plan View ofA a modification;

Figure 4 a perspective back view of a pair of the new pads attached to shoulder straps. y

The pad proper 4 v(Figure 3) is enclosed in a vide garments with pockets at the shoulders for 11g-casing 5 made from fabric.

reception of removable shoulder pads. This,

however, necessitates the provision of two pockets on each garment and is .uneconomical as vaconsequence. v

Hence, a further proposal departs completely v from attaching the shoulder pads'to the outer garment itself and, instead', attaches the shoulder pads removably to the shoulder straps of an undergarment, brassire, slip or the like. For this purpose the pads have`on their bottom side loops through which such shoulder straps are to be threaded. l

Not only is this threading operation tedious and disappointing, but it is possible only with undergax'ments` whose4 shoulder straps are de- 30 `tachable at least at one end.

All these disadvantages and drawbacks are avoided by the object of my invention,.which is a shoulder pad constructed somewhat similarl to a pocketbook, i. e. a casing enveloping. the pad -I proper having a relatively long flap attached thereto, adtpted to -be folded back upon and releasably anchored to said casing so as to form a long channel for reception of a shoulder strap of a garment.

In a preferred form of the object of my invention at least two quickly operable anchoring means such as snap fasteners are provided. each consisting of two parts, one of which is attached to said casing', and the other'of which is attached to said nap. k

Because` of the long ilap the shoulder pad is held with considerable friction on the shoulder strap'and, therefore, withouty the slightest danger of dislodgement. Besides, the ilap so to say forms with the casing a hinge which,vbecause of the length of itsA axle, greatly facilitates the engagement of the snap fasteners in attaching the pad to a shoulder strap.

` whereby the male lsnap fastener parts Il are engaged into the female parts l0 similar to the According to Figure 2 the casingis closed by casing has an opening or a slot along the .line 1 so that the pad proper can be removed from the casing.

the casing 5.-'

In accordance with my invention a long ap 8 is attached to the casing along the edge 9 thereby giving to the object of the invention an ap` pearance somewhat similar to a handbag or pock- V'etbooln l f At least two releasable and preferably quickly .operable anchoringmeans are provided for securing the free en d of the/flap to the casing. 'I'he drawing shows three snap fasteners for that purpose.' The female parts I Il of these fasteners e. g. are attached to the casing, and the male parts Il to the ap. .i For attaching the new pad to a shoulder strap I2, shown in dot-and-dash lines in Figure 2, the ap 8 is completelyl opened and is inserted under saidstrap with the fastener parts Il facing upwards. Thereupon the pad with its casingl 5 is pressed down i. e. folded back upon the ilap closing of a pocketbook as indicated in the up- 46 per part of Figure 2.

The considerable length'of the hinge formed by the edge 9 facilitates very much the matching and engaging of the parts I0 and I'I and generally the closing operation.

50 The shoulder strap I2 which may be permanently attached at both ends to the garment (not shown) is sandwiched in the channel rformed between the casing 5 and flap 8, and because of the thus obtained extended contact oi the u strap withyboth'these parts the pad is securely Figure 3 shows the pad 4 partly removed from held in position witnoutdangerof Aaccidental dislodgements. v

As a further safeguard in this ,respect the casing 5 is provided with an' arm pit loop throughv which the wearer puts her arm before lattaching the pad Ato the strap I2. Additionally this loop securely prevents accidental opening or the ilap l.

Of course; instead of snap fasteners any rother kind of anchoring means may be used.

What I claim is: 1

1. A shoulder pad, comprising, inr combination,

a pad proper, a casing enveloping said pad proper, and a relatively long flap attached to said casing and adapted to be folded back upon and l releasably anchored to sai'd casing so as to form .a long case open at both ends for reception of. a

shoulder strap of a garment.

2. A shoulder pad as claimed in claim 1, comsuch as fasteners, attached to said casing substantially at the ends of said long flap.

` t prising two quickly operable anchoring'means,

4 ,i f f 1 claimed in claim 1 havarm-pit loop attached to its 3. A shoulder pad as ing in addition an outward end. MARIAN BTEHLIK;

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